Executive Lounge: Global Lens on Games Development

This event is by invitation only.

If you are interested in attending, please reach out to Derek at derek@digitalnovascotia.com. Proceed to registration if you have received an access code.-- In partnership with Interactive Society of Nova Scotia and Shred Capital, we're is excited to bring together executives, studio leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem partners for an executive-level discussion focused on the future of games, interactive media, and digital innovation. As AI, immersive technologies, and evolving workforce dynamics continue to reshape the global games industry, emerging ecosystems like Nova Scotia have new opportunities to grow globally competitive studios, attract talent, and foster innovation across gaming and interactive media. This Executive Lounge will create a space for meaningful dialogue, strategic networking, and industry insight sharing between local leaders and internationally recognized voices from the games and technology sectors. We are excited to welcome special guests from Tencent Games and the broader interactive media ecosystem to discuss:

• The future of game development
• Talent and workforce trends
• AI and emerging technologies
• Entrepreneurship and ecosystem growth
• International collaboration opportunities
• Building globally competitive creative technology ecosystems

Hosted at Digital Nova Scotia’s main offices in Halifax, this invite-only event will feature moderated conversations, executive roundtable discussions, and curated networking opportunities designed to connect decision-makers across Nova Scotia’s growing digital entertainment and interactive media ecosystem. -- Special guests for this event include:

Amir Satvat | Business Development Director @ Tencent Games

Amir works in games, but what he cares most about is helping people who love video games find work, leading ASGC, the largest career support initiative in games, with 2,500+ volunteer coaches and 4,700+ gamers supported. Alongside this work, Amir is a Business Development Director at Tencent Games in North America. He brings 20 years of experience across Amazon, Veeam, VMware, Dell EMC, and Goldman Sachs. At Amazon, he led business development and strategy for Prime Gaming and served as a Principal Producer for Amazon Games.

Matt Toner | Managing Partner @ Shred Capital

Matt Toner is a seasoned innovation strategist, venture investor, and creative economy leader with over two decades of experience building content-driven industries across major tech hubs from New York to Toronto to Silicon Valley, currently serving as Executive Director at Scaffold Institute where he is working to double the size of Alberta’s game industry. As a serial exited entrepreneur and early-stage investor, Matt has worked on AAA game franchises and bleeding-edge indies, earning recognition and awards from TIME magazine and Fast Company for his innovative contributions to the creative technology sector.